/tags/health-insurance Health Insurance en-US Copyright Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:42:24 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-03-23/insurance-denials-can-devastate-mental-health-patients-california-is-considering-how-to-fix-that ‘Everybody’s been denied some form of care,’ said one California mental health advocate. Now, lawmakers are advancing new bills on behavioral health coverage. Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:42:24 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-03-23/insurance-denials-can-devastate-mental-health-patients-california-is-considering-how-to-fix-that Jocelyn Wiener /health-and-medicine/2025-01-25/covered-california-hits-record-enrollment-but-key-subsidies-in-jeopardy Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, has hit a record 1.8 million enrollees and the number could climb higher ahead of a Jan. 31 open enrollment deadline, due in large part to enhanced subsidies that have made plans more affordable. Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:41:09 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-01-25/covered-california-hits-record-enrollment-but-key-subsidies-in-jeopardy Claudia Boyd-Barrett /health-and-medicine/2025-01-17/oregon-health-authority-extends-benefits-to-young-adults-with-special-needs A new pilot program is offering free Medicaid benefits to about 4,000 19- and 20-year-olds with intellectual, physical or mental disabilities or certain mental or medical conditions like asthma and diabetes. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:47:18 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-01-17/oregon-health-authority-extends-benefits-to-young-adults-with-special-needs Lynne Terry /health-and-medicine/2024-11-18/how-will-trump-change-health-care-california-braces-for-fights-over-insurance-and-abortion California laws governing health insurance, access to abortion and health care for undocumented immigrants could be contested during a second Trump administration. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:29:51 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-11-18/how-will-trump-change-health-care-california-braces-for-fights-over-insurance-and-abortion Kristen Hwang /health-and-medicine/2024-09-30/california-expands-access-to-in-vitro-fertilization-with-new-law-requiring-insurers-to-cover-it In vitro fertilization treatments often cost tens of thousands of dollars, making them too expensive for families whose insurance won’t cover them. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:52:52 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-09-30/california-expands-access-to-in-vitro-fertilization-with-new-law-requiring-insurers-to-cover-it Ana B. Ibarra /health-and-medicine/2024-09-06/individual-small-company-health-insurance-plans-in-oregon-will-cost-hundreds-more-a-year The price of individual and small business health insurance plans will jump again next year – and two by double digits that could leave people paying nearly $700 more a year for their monthly premiums. Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:40:57 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-09-06/individual-small-company-health-insurance-plans-in-oregon-will-cost-hundreds-more-a-year Lynne Terry /health-and-medicine/2024-04-17/more-oregonians-buy-private-health-insurance-plans-as-thousands-lose-medicaid-coverage They represent a small fraction of the tens of thousands of people who’ve lost free Medicaid benefits since last April. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:24:31 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-04-17/more-oregonians-buy-private-health-insurance-plans-as-thousands-lose-medicaid-coverage Lynne Terry /health-and-medicine/2024-03-30/oregon-health-care-providers-still-feeling-cash-crunch-after-national-hack-ends The hack has leaders in health care considering the risks posed by consolidation and vertical integration in the health care industry. Sat, 30 Mar 2024 13:56:08 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-03-30/oregon-health-care-providers-still-feeling-cash-crunch-after-national-hack-ends Amelia Templeton /health-and-medicine/2024-03-20/california-offers-health-insurance-for-as-little-as-10-a-month-some-pay-more-in-tax-penalties California is one of four states that levies a tax penalty on uninsured households. Many people paying the fines are eligible for heavily subsidized health insurance through Covered California. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 23:18:42 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-03-20/california-offers-health-insurance-for-as-little-as-10-a-month-some-pay-more-in-tax-penalties Ana B. Ibarra /health-and-medicine/2024-01-30/amid-historic-health-enrollment-gains-nationally-oregon-holds-steady State officials say Oregon’s relatively flat enrollment with its subsidized insurance marketplace website reflects success with other health care initiatives. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 23:18:59 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-01-30/amid-historic-health-enrollment-gains-nationally-oregon-holds-steady Jake Thomas